Watch-case pendant



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. F G- PAXON WATCH CASE PENDANT.

Patented May 13, 1890.

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WATCH BASE PENDANT. No. 427,757. Patented May 13, 1890.

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FRANK GEORGE FAXON, OF MOUNT MORRIS, NEW YORK.

WATCH-CASE PEN DANT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 427,757, dated May 13, 1890.

Application filed January 6 1890. Serial No. 336,010. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK GEORGE FAXON, gentleman, of Mount Morris, in the county of Livingston and State of New York, United States of America, have invented new and useful Improvements in WVatch-Pendants, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Myinvention relates to an improvementin the watch-case pendants such as those for which Letters Patent of the United States were granted to me, dated March 5, 1889, No. 398,957, and March 19, 1889, No. 399,861; and it has for its object to lessen the cost of manufacture thereof, while aifordin g an equally secure and durable connection for the ends of the bow, combined with the necessary facility of adjustment for Wear. The said pendants are made in two parts or halves, the line of division being in a transverse plane'coincident with the axis of the bow-journals, and each of said parts is made of solid metal, which, being usually gold, is proportionally expensive.

According to my present invention the pendant is constructed of a capsule or shell of precious metal divided transversely into two parts, forming a butt-joint at the plane of the axisof the bow-j ournals and filled with bushings of base metal, these filling-pieces or bushings fitting in, but not being connected to, the respective parts of the capsule or shell, and forming durable bearings for the ends of the bow, the parts being securely united by a central sleeve or tube passing through the filling-pieces and screwed into the neck of the pendant.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, wherein- Figures 1, 2, 3, andl illustrate the improvement. as applied to a simple adj usiable pendant, such as described in the specification of my patent, No. 399,861, while 5, 6, and 7 represent the same improvement applied to the pendant of awatch whereof the hand-setting mechanism is actuated by the windingknob, as in the specification of my patent, No. 398,957 the improvement being substantially identical in both cases. Fig. 1 is a vertical section through the pendant in the plane of the bow-journals. Fig. 2 is a part sectional elevation of part of the pendant at right angles to Fig. 1. Figs. 3 and 4: are a sectional eleva tion and plan of details. Fig. 5 is a similar view to 1, while Figs. (3 and 7 are an elevation and plan of a detail.

The same letters of reference indicate like parts in all the figures.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 4:, the lower part of the pendant comprises a tubular neck a, of solid metal, soldered to the rim of the case in the ordinary way, and a cnpshaped capsule or casing b b, whereof the part b is integral with the neck, but made as thin as possible consistently with the holding of the bushing in place, this capsule itself not being intended to afford any bearing-surfaces for the bow ends, contrary to the practice heretofore where such capsules have been used, but merely having notches c at opposite sides, to give passage for the bow ends.

(Z is the filling-piece or bush for the lower part b of the capsule. It is preferably of hard steel or brass and his accurately in said capsule, and has formed in its upper face hollows 6, corresponding to the journals f of the bow g and forming the bearing-surfaces therefor.

b is the upper half of the capsule or casing, being a mere band fitting friction-tight upon its filling'piece or bushing h, which is also of steel or brass and has hollows c to receive the bow-journals f, like those of the lower fillingpiece. The upper filling-piece, instead of being a true cylinder, may be coned or enlarged at the upper end to an almost imperceptible extent, so that the maintenance of a close joint between the parts I) and Z) of the capsule shall not be entirely dependent on the frictional fit of parts Z) and it. Both the bushings (l and h are traversed by a tube or sleeve 1', threaded at the lower end and screwed into the solid metal. neck a, which is tapped to receive it.

The bow-journals are of reduced diameter and have no enlargements or heads, and their bearings c in the two filling-pieces (Z 7L are of equal depth, each nearly equal to half the diameter of the journals f, sufficient space only being left between the opposing faces of the bushings (l 72 to allow of adjustment for wear of the journals or their bearings. The line of division 7.; between the upper and lower parts I) Z) of the capsule is in the plane of the axis of the bow-journals, and the joint is disguised by turning narrow beads on'the exterior immediately above and below said join t. In order, however, to strengthen the joint in the transverse direction,the division between the bushings (Z and h does not coincide with that between the two parts 1) b of the capsule, the division between the bushings being for this purpose on two slightly-inclined planes extending from diametrically-opposite sides of the journals f, so that the one bushing will cross the joint of the capsule and partly enter the other part of the capsule, while the j ournals will have their bearings equally in both bushings.

The sleeved has a head j, integral therewith, which bears directly 011 the bushing h, and the head j has a peripheral notch 7' in which a pointed instrument may be inserted through a small hole in the winding-knob for the purpose of unscrewing the sleeve, in order to remove the winding-stem, when necessary, without disturbing the movement, thus avoiding the necessity of unscrewing the windingknob from its stem, which can often only be done by first removing the works of the watch from the case, in order to obtain access to the inner end of the stem.

In applying the improvement to a watch having a pendant set of the kind described in my patent, No. 398,957, in which springs engaging with the winding-stem Z are locked by the ends of the bow, it is necessary that the sleeve 2' and springs be first inserted, and for that purpose the sleeve, instead of having a head formed on it, is threaded, and a nut j is applied and forms aremovable head, which bears upon the bushing 7b in the same way as the fixed head. In this case the bow-journals have notched enlargements or heads at their inner ends to engage with the springs, as in my aforesaid patent, the bearings 6 being correspondingly formed to receive them.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is- 1. In a transversely-divided watch-pendant, the combination,with a capsule or casing of precious metal integral with the neck of the pendant, of upper and lower filling pieces or bushings, each having bearings for the bow-journals, and a central tube or sleeve screwed into the pendant-neck and having a head or nut by which the two bushings are held together and secured in the capsule, substantially as specified.

2. In a transverse]y-divided watch-pendant, the combination, with a capsule or casing made in two parts, forming a butt-joint at the plane of the bow-journals and whereof the lower part is integral with the neck of the pendant, of upper and lower filling-pieces or bushings, respectively fitting in the upper and lower parts of the casing and each having bearings for the bow-journals, and a coin tral tube or sleeve screwed into the pond ant-neck and having a head or nut by which the two bushings are held together and secured in the capsule, substantially as specified.

8. In a transversely-divided watch-pendant, the combination, with a capsule or casing made in two parts, forming a butt-joint at about the plane of the bow-journals, the lower part being integral with the neck of the pendant, of upper and lower filling-pieces or bush in gs fitting in the casing and having bearings for the bow-journals, the division between the bushings being on inclined planes, so as to break joint with the division between the two parts of the capsule, and a central tube or sleeve connecting the parts to the pendantneck, substantially as specified.

The foregoing specification of my improvements in watch-pendants signed by me this 2d day of December, 1889.

FRANK GEORGE FAXON.

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